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| − | In religious [[mythology]], a place where people go when they die | + | In religious [[mythology]], a place where people go when they die or are destroyed by Jesus's Second Coming. |
| − | + | The majority of Christians believe that [[God]] sends good people to heaven and bad people to hell for eternity. Various interpretations exist as to what constitutes hell-worthy behavior, how long an individual stays in hell, whether hell is a distinct place apart from the earth or the earth itself undergoing destruction as described in The Book of Revelation. | |
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* [[Avoidance of hell]] | * [[Avoidance of hell]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:44, 9 August 2006
In religious mythology, a place where people go when they die or are destroyed by Jesus's Second Coming.
The majority of Christians believe that God sends good people to heaven and bad people to hell for eternity. Various interpretations exist as to what constitutes hell-worthy behavior, how long an individual stays in hell, whether hell is a distinct place apart from the earth or the earth itself undergoing destruction as described in The Book of Revelation.
